Gun-shield



F. J. AND A. H. MILLER.

GUN SHIELD. A PPLICATION FILED SEPT- IB, I918.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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FRED J. MELER AND ARTHUR H. MILILElB, F SILVER CITY, IOWA GUN-SHIELD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-we, FRED ARTHUR H.TM11LER, citizens of the United States, residin new and useful Improvements in Gun- Shieldsfof which 'the'lfollowing is a specification.

Thi invention has reference generally to improvements: in that bless-ofinventions known as "fire arms and inoreparticularly relates to a gun shield. a

1'5. on the rifle barrel'in advance of the stock and capable of being raised to enable the The invention has for its principal aim and object to provide a device of the above mentioned character designed to be fastened i soldier to shoot from a position within the trench or else lowered into close relation with the barrel when acharge is being made and serves in both instances to protect the head of the soldier by; deflecting the course of bullets.

' F ponent More particularly invention consists inthe provision of a device of the above "mentioned character wherein all of the comparts are so constructed and related that the entire device may be readily and Y quickly attached in position on the barrel of a conventional ty It is a more speci tion to provide a device of the above mentioned character wherein the body proper is fand to provlde cooperative means on the atof novel construction to provide mproved means for attaching the body in position;

taching' support and the'body of the shield for maintaining the body of the shield in e'ither a raised o'r'loweredposition.

{Among the other .aimsand ob ects of thls inventionmay be 'recitedthe provision of a ber of parts are device of the character described with a View to compactness, and in which theinumv v few, the construction simple and the cost of production low and the eiliciency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the;

various parts of the. apparatus will be brought out more in detailvin the descrig- 7 tion to follow, which for a clear understan mg of the invention 7 should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a art hereof, and wherein is disclosed for t e purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of J. Mnmnn and atSilver City in the county 7 of Mills and tate of Iowa, have invented c-object of this inven- A' pair of leaf Specification of'LettersIatent. Patented NOV, 4 1919, Application filed September 18,1918f Serial Jim-254391.

the invention. It is to be noted in this coni nection that minor changes in the construction and arrangementofparts may be'made =w-1tl1ou t departing from the principle of operation of the variouspa'rts.

The inventionis clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: V Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig-,2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig.'3 ,is a cross section taken on line. ,33 ofFig-l.

4'is a perspective detailof the body 7 ofg'the shield.

.Fig. 5 is aperspective detail of theattaching band or support.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to

indicate corresponding parts.

'Referring now, more part'cularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided a gun or rifleincluding a barrel 1 to which is' attached the improved shield indicated in its entirety by the numeral 2.

In the present instance about the rifle barrel, the ends of the band terminating in spaced upright ears 4.:- for receiving a 'bolt'5 the threaded projecting terminal of which is engaged by a wing nut. 6 which servesto clamp the band in position.

The shield proper consists of a body. 7 formed of suitable metal and of a substantially semi-conical configuration at the apex of which are formed spaced ears 8 designed to be pivotally arranged about. the bolt 5,

and the body is also formed in proximity to the ears with a sight opening 9 through r which the sight on the gun is visible, As intlmated, suitable means have. been in a raised position or in a lowered position the shield com-. prises an attachingband 3 for disposition provided for releasably holding the body in close relation to the barrel and in reducing this feature of the invention to practice the body is provided on opposite sides with opposed arcuate slots 10 and also with op of spaced openings 11 and 12 which are in circumferential alincment with posed pairs the inner edge of the'slots 10 and positioned between these slots 10 and the opening 9.

spring members 13 are employed and have their inner terminals secured by suitable fasteners 14 to the inner faces of the ears 4. Push buttons 15 are carried' the outer terminals of the spring members 13 and project in opposite direct-ion and operate in the slots while catches 16 also project from the outer faces and in opposite directions from the spring members 1:3 and are designed to be engaged with the openings 11 for releasably locking the body in a raised position or engage with the openings 12 for releasably locking the body 7 in a closed position. The spring members 13 are shaped so as to normally lie in close relation with the inner surface of the body yet are easily moved inwardly upon pressing the push buttons 15 to assure of the removal of the catches 16 from either of the openings 11 and 12 to permit the swinging of the body whereupon, owing to the inherent resiliency or these members, the catches will engage the other openings 12, as is apparent.

it is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation or" the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will also be readily apparent.

What is claimed as new is:

l. A gun shield of the character described including an annular-attaching band formed with spaced ears at its terminals, a bolt engaged in the terminals, av wing nut engage-able with the bolt for clamping the band in position, a semi-conical body having its apex pivotally arranged about the bolt and formed near its apex with a sight opening the body being also provided with opposed arcuate slots in its sides and also formed "ith openings between the slots and the sight opening, spring members connected to the ears on the band and positioned in yielding relation with the inner sur 'ace of the body, catches projecting from the spring members and engageable with either of the last mentioned openings, and push buttons projecting from the spring members and operable in the slots int-he body for removing the catches from engagement with the openings in the shield to permit of swinging of the shield to either a raised or lowered position. I

2. A device of the character described including a shield pivotally mounted at one end, the shield being formed with arcuate slots on opposite sides and with openings between the said slots and the pivot point, laterally yieldable spring members provided with catches engageable with the said openings, and push buttons carried by the spring members and passing through said arcuate slots, whereby the shield may be caused to assume (lilierent positions on the pivot in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

LED 5. MILLER.

H. MILLER. 

